Nesting Piping Plovers restrict access to part of Malibu beach

Nesting Piping Plovers restrict access to part of Malibu beach

StaffA roped-off section of Malibu beach near the gas tank as seen last week. Seth Daniel photo A portion of Malibu beach along Morrissey Boulevard is fenced off this week after a nest of Piping Plover birds was discovered by state officials. Also known as American Oystercatchers, the birds are members of a threatened species and thus protected by state law. Officials from the state’s Department of Conservation, which has jurisdiction over the b…

Piping Plovers return to Montrose Point

As the sun sets over the beach at Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary, a small crowd emerges from the wooded entrance and floods to the hooked pier that juts along the sand. They move independently of one another, glued to binoculars and viewfinders. They are searching for a piping plover in the sand. Piping plovers — a rare find in these parts — are a threatened species of shorebird that migrate… Source